adriatica
For many years was the only Italian company in Adriatic.
Owned by Finmare Group (now named “Tirrenia Group”), in the past years had a lot of routes, also
involving Greek Ports. Until 1994 Adriatica linked
Italy and Egypt with a 8-day round trip calling at Venice, Bari,
Piraeus, Heraklion (Crete) and Alexandria; then they
worked mainly with Albania (from Bari to Durres), Croatia (Ancona - Split
and Bari - Dubrovnik) and cargo services between
Italian mainland and Sicily (Genoa – Termini Imerese;
Leghorn – Catania and Catania
– Ravenna). Having been in the past one of the best ferry operators in the
Mediterranean, recently Adriatica ran a fleet of
cargo ships and a few outdated ferries, competing on lines where the other
companies rarely operate ferries younger than 25 years old and often near to
their 40th birthday. It was a shame that Tirrenia can operate one of two new ferries
every season and Adriatica was abandoned to its
destiny by the Italian Government, also thinking that a “Janas”
at Ancona, or also a “Vincenzo Florio” in Bari or Brindisi could establish a profitable link to Greece.
The hope of a “renaissance” of the Venice – based company after a
privatisation were lost when Adriatica brands were
cancelled and the ferries and services incorporated under Tirrenia
brands, marketing the Croatia, Albania
and Tremiti islands services as “Tirrenia
divisione Adriatica”.
HELP
ME BUILDING THE SITE!!!
Adriatica – Funnel of “Campania”, Genoa,
13/11/05
Adriatica – Funnel of “Egitto
Express”, Photo © Erald Spahiu
Adriatica – Funnel of “Espresso Venezia”, Photo © Erald
Spahiu
Adriatica – Funnel of “Palladio”, Ancona, 04/10/03
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